A big moment in Shaun Peterson’s life came when he was given the name of his Great Grandfather, Qwalsius.

What I enjoy most about Shaun Peterson is that he is very honest about his view of the art world, and he hopes to change it. The artist expresses in his artistic statement that when people think of Indian Art it most likely is black or red and traditional.

I know as a reader of this site you know that is not the case! Many bright First Nations artists are making modern additions to traditional art and even mass marketing some of their art on clothing.

Below we hear from the artist in his own words:

The artist reminds us that the basis of the logo of the Seattle Seahawks national football league team is based on a First Nations style bird. Peterson shows a works based on this idea below:

Los Carpinteros is a wonderful artistic duo from Havana, Cuba. The duo looks for a humorous point of view and often include aspects of architecture in their artwork.

The team started out with three members named Marko Valdes, Dagoberto Sanchez, Alexandra Arrechea. Alexandra Arrechea quit the team in 2003 but the other two members kept working as a duo and maintained the group name.

Marco Valdes was born in Camagüey, Cuba in the year 1971. The artist attended school in Camaguéy and Havana, Cuba.

Dagoberto Sanchez was born in Caibarien, Las Villas, Cuba in the year 1969. Sanchez studied art in Santa Clara and Havana, Cuba.

Price range information: Works range from lithographs at $10,000 to original watercolors at $60,000.